triple, double and triple title one, that was johnson s program that said the federal government in terms of equity should be giving kids who have the least the most. and that s what we need to do to level up. let me ask you, what causes you, and your members, to back a certain candidate? what will it be? because there are platitudes and this applies to climate change and health care and i was talking to derrick johnson of the naacp, all of, 100% of the democratic candidates, are on the right side of all of the platitudes but teaching, like dealing with african-americans, like dealing with health care, like dealing with climate, requires complicated nuanced multi-faceted policy. do you see that anywhere? i actually have. but i think you have, so look, we have 1.7 million members, and we go from the adjunct professor, and the graduate
ideological divide. self described liberals, there s warren at 26. almost ten points ahead of biden. looking at moderates and conservatives, there s biden up at 29. warren all the way down at 12. so more moderate, older, more blue collar, stronger african-american support, that s the biden coalition, and warren, sort of the opposite. so beth, they re appealing to different people. ideologically and demographically. what happens? how do you square that? well, that s a great question, you could base it on times when we ve seen this in the past. for example in 2004, howard dean, another sort of new england, liberal, who appealed very much to white college educated people, as does elizabeth warren this time, he flamed up very strong, kind of in those months into 2004 and then flamed out very quickly in iowa. and that was it. and he was done. and john kerry went on to be the nominee. a lot of reasons for that. because among others, he didn t have a well organized campaign in iowa, as so
joe biden is looking to maintain the momentum with african-american voters. this sunday, biden will be in birmingham, alabama to deliver what his campaign is calling a significant speech on race and quote the battle for the soul of america. it is the keynote speech at the services to commemorate the 56th anniversary of the 16th street baptist church bombing that killed four young african-american girls, and injured several others in what marked a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement. joining me now is derrick johnson who serves as the president and the ceo of the naacp. good to see you, and it is a perfect opportunity to continue the conversation i was just having with beth about joe biden, and his, what seems to be enduring and unique appeal with the african-american community. you know, it is unique. when you begin to look at all of the candidates. joe biden served eight years, as vice president for president barm. he s very familiar with the
why does showing ups a someth g something, at something help? it is typically the reflection of the consulting group advising the candidate, the staffing surrounding the candidates, and many individuals who run for the office of the presidency, they will staff with consultants who are familiar with the broader community, with very little diversity, and even with some diversity, very little knowledge of how unique the african community is. i m a person who grew up in detroit, michigan. i live in jarkson, mississippi. and i run a national organization. that broad perspective has allowed me to understand how i communicate with individuals in shreveport louisiana is remarkably different than how i talk to voters in oakland, california. both african-americans. but all may have interests around criminal justice reform but what are the nuances that i need to be attuned to, to ensure that i capture the energy, the
but actually being present in the places where we will congregate, as a community. african-americans, as we move forward towards the election day, and the targeted states, you know, who is spending time in south carolina? there s a fertile community in des moines, iowa, are we having those real conversations with african-americans in those communities? and it is really going to resonate not in the polling but resonate on election day. i hear you. and i can t doubt your experience. and i hear what you re saying. i just don t know why we get all that excited that people come to visit people and people come to events and people, because none of that has changed the experience for african-americans. absolutely. in america. yes. i think it is time to dispense of this stuff. stop inviting people to events and say just give me policy, just tell me what you re actually going to do, just show me your record. and not only that, and also, invest in my community by hiring individuals w